John Jay High School

What color icing should the doors and windows be outlined in? Chocolate dots or mini marshmallows on the roof? For one hour, the week before winter break—when classes wrap up wit...

John Jay High School is planning a shift in scheduling for September 2025 designed to allow more time for learning and make school more manageable for students. JJHS is moving to ...

Warm, compassionate, relatable, thoughtful, funny, straightforward, intense, real. Actor Liza Colón-Zayas, best known for playing Tina Marrero on the comedy-drama series “The Bea...

The aroma of Saturday morning wafted out of room N205. What was going on? Round the corner and see - it’s the Sweet Times Café! The pop-up café, hosted by Maria Mellon’s Life Ski...

Maddie knows what dogs like - treats and tennis balls (to play fetch with!) - because her family includes Wilbur von Smooch, a Boston terrier, and Sugar Ray Frank, a German shephe...

John Jay's robots rocked the FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Qualifier, which was held at John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction, NY, on December 7, and one team, The MOB, is alr...

“And now, it’s time for the Cards of Fate!” Showgirl Cinnamon swivels a card around featuring the name of the show before smacking a high five with Buffy, the game show host, as s...

John Jay High School proudly inducted 105 exceptional students into the National Honor Society (NHS) on November 25! The Executive Council of John Jay's chapter shared the qualit...

There’s a party vibe at the far end of the John Jay Gallery! Instead of an empty landing, teachers and students are gathered around comfy seating and a game table. The walls are h...

Amid last Workshop Wednesday’s creative resets and positive career conversations, one session stood out for its serious nature, capacity crowds and relatable young presenter: “My ...

Head to the high school’s main entrance from any hallway and breathe. Lavender, grapefruit and vanilla envelop you. Vials of essential oils cover the back table of one of the clas...

Family and friends, coaches and teammates gathered in the Jay Center on November 13 to celebrate Wolves who have committed to continue their sport at the varsity level in college!...

Congratulations to John Jay High School students Emma Iamiceli, Ava Koch and Alexander Bond, who performed in the Westchester County School Music Association’s Area All-State Fest...

Gratitude was expressed through words, music, handshakes and hugs at John Jay High School’s Field of Honor today. The annual event, organized by the high school’s JJ4Vets club, w...

From decorating pumpkins and dancing "The Monster Mash" in the school cafeteria to taking the coin toss in front of hundreds at a Friday night football game … John Jay’s Best Budd...

There, on top of the lockers in B hallway—it’s a red rubber duck! And another, nestled next to the windows on the bridge! Some students had seen the poster about the red ducks and...

It happened so fast! The Eurasian eagle owl—with a wingspan of nearly six feet—soared across John Jay High School’s theater, over the heads of dozens of students, landing on a per...

Cheers were heard up and down John Jay High School's hallways when Principal Steven Siciliano announced the top honors for the Class of 2025. Congratulations to Valedictorian Dako...

We are excited to announce the launch of the KLSD 3-Year Sustainability Vision and Plan . We have been hard at work designing the plan since the announcement of the initiative du...

“Welcome home,” said Athletic Director Chris McCarthy from the podium, looking at a group of John Jay High School’s most accomplished athletes, ever. The phrase said it all. John...